The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of detectives and criminal investigators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $57,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $69,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $125,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $145,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $145,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,070.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of detectives and criminal investigators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $80,190 | 3.28% | 14.72% |
| 2016 | $77,560 | 3.64% | - |
| 2015 | $74,740 | 11.01% | - |
| 2014 | $66,510 | 1.55% | - |
| 2013 | $65,480 | -4.44% | - |
| 2012 | $68,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,190 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for detectives and criminal investigators in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 17.6 percent (17.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Barnstable Town and 27.5 percent (27.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Worcester.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Barnstable Town | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Springfield | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Peabody | |
| Worcester |